If you rewatch Miki's performance without prejudice, I think not a few of you may have a sligtly different view.
It was yes, tentative but skated with a lot of affection and care, with subtle but refined details.
IMO some prejudice come from that biased and disrespectful NBC commentater, and the now common Morozov bashing trend, etc.

Of course she always has room to improve and Miki herself knows and speaks about it.
F'rinstance she said she aims to have more pep and speed in the coming Worlds.

This is a bit off topic, but I don't know a more cruel torment to a teenage girl than the one Miki received after Turin Olys from the tabloid media, the hate mails sent to her, web hate posts....
It's not surprising that she became very nervous about the memories of her failure.
So I wouldn't name that tentativeness in Vancouver as "watering down" a program ....

But Yuna's Queen now, you know, no less, with more fitting fluff coming. In order for Mao to "go," she should get "super-inflated" scores as well. Thought you couldn't stand that Just joking... This is my bitterness sensor working